Zeus was fixed on Tuesday and his hernia was fixed as well. We have been trying very very hard to keep him calm. I have no idea what normal healing should look like, I never had a surgery myself thank god.

Zeus is happy, wants to go play and is eating/drinking well. He is hard to keep calm so I am really naturally worried if his healing is going well, and if the hernia area looks how it should. Also wonder if his below area is normal after few days after surgery. Can I post pictures? is that allowed? is it gross? I have seen posts of poop here... lol

I feel super stupid to call the vets office every 5 minutes and it's probably fine, but I know there is people here who's dogs had multiple procedures and I just want personal opinions?

Yep the vet told me that where hernia is, there is stitches inside and they will take months to dissolve and surgical glue on the skin on the outside.

He also mentioned that after the bump goes down a bit and straitens out, I will be able to see a lump from stitched under the skin for a long time.

Thank you for the opinion, I really am clueless. The vet asked me if I see inflammation and I told him it looks like he was not fixed lol... Than he said is it like grape fruit? and I sad no it's floppy.

I am just stresses because it has been so hard to keep him calm and how would I know if he messed something up below the skin. I was told that after today we should be out of the water, but to keep the cone on for remainder of the time. So I guess next Friday we can resume him being a normal dog?

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